The first report of Champsosaurus lindoei (Choristodera: Champsosauridae) from the Campanian of the United States: anatomical, phylogenetic, and palaeoecological significance
Thomas W Dudgeon,
Jordan C Mallon,
David C Evans
Abstract:Although the neochoristodere Champsosaurus is well documented in Campanian deposits of western North America, species-diagnostic remains from these strata are restricted to the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada. Here, we describe an exceptionally well-preserved specimen of Champsosaurus lindoei from the Two Medicine Formation of Montana, USA—one of the few occurrences of the genus within the formation, and the first confirmed occurrence of C. lindoei outside of Dinosaur Provincial Park and its vicinit… Show more
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